1st week

First meeting

Topics:

 Electric Circuit Theory - A prologue

 A view on the historical development

 A view on the people

 A view on the applications

 Modeling of a physical system

 Techniques for the solution of problems 

 Electric circuits

 Analysis and synthesis of electric circuits

 Lamped and distributed electric elements

 Time domain  and Frequency domain

 Exact and approximate methods

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Select a personality of either Electricity or Magnetism.

 Present its biography with emphasis on its contributions to Science in general and either Electricity or Magnetism in particular.

 Describe the long term effect of its contributions.

 Take care of the organization of your report. This is a report exercise. Pay attention to your command of English (We agree that the language of communication will be English!)

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be reviewed for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

 Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

2nd week

First meeting

Topics:

Electric charge
 Distribution of the electric charge.
 Forces between electric charges

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Electric field

 Calculation of forces in an electric field

 Calculation of electric field

 Electric field lines

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

3rd week

First meeting

Examination

Examination on the material discussed on week 2.

Topics:

 Electric flux
 Gauss law
 Calculation of forces in an electric field in the presence of geometrical symmetry
 Maxwell’s first equation.

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

 Calculation  of the electric field for various geometries

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

4th week

First meeting

Examination

Examination on the material discussed on week 3.

Topics:

 Electric potential
 Electric potential difference
 Equipotential surfaces
 Potential gradient

Examples:

 First order

Applications:

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

 Calculation of the electric potential for various geometries

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

5th week

First meeting

Examination

Examination on the material discussed on week 4.

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

6th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

7th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

8th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

 Application of each one of the theorems to the solution of simple circuits

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

9th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics

Examples:

Applications:

 Practical circuits of operational amplifiers (Handbook, companies)

 Mathematical operations using operational amplifier circuits

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 national

 analog

10th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

11th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

12th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

13th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

 Distributed in class.

 Due on the day of the examination.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

14th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

15th week

First meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Second meeting

Topics:

Examples:

Applications:

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

16th week

First meeting

Topic:

Proposed Titles of projects:

Presentation of Projects:

1. Title

2. Review of the field

3. Short description of the process, method, techniques

4. Figures, photographs that describe the process

5. Description of other processes

6. Advantages of the method

7. Disadvantages of the method

8. Conclusions

9. Further work

10. References

Prepare an electronic presentation

Prepare hand outs for your audiences

Proposed Titles of projects:

Second meeting

 Final Examination